How My Diet Has Changed While Training For The #TCSNYCMarathon

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I would love to tell that my eating habits have drastically changed for the better during my TCS New York City Marathon training. In all honesty my eating habits have probably gotten worse during the training because I am always starving, especially after my long runs, which results in overeating and drinking many pumpkin beers. I am pretty sure the calorie burn from my long training runs does not cover everything I eat and drink after them.

I will say that my pre-run nutrition has changed for the better. I have given up coffee in favor of tea, which is definitely much better on my stomach. I also have two pieces of organic whole grain toast with a little butter. This seems to agree with my stomach and the only thing I would like to add is some protein for sustained energy.

During my long runs I have been using Pro-Bar Organic Energy Chews, half at about mile 4-5 and the other half around mile 12-13. I also have been using Honey Stinger Waffles at around mile 7-8. Both items agree with my stomach, but I know I definitely need to add another waffle a little later in the run because by the end I am pretty hungry, but overall I feel really good with this routine.

October I plan to be pretty strict with my diet. I really want to eat healthier and not overindulge as much. I also plan to cut out alcohol for the month. I want to be on top of my game in October and I also want to be in peak shape by the time I hit NYC on November 6th.

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About Toni Church

My name is Toni and I am a mother, wife, runner, blogger and RN originally from Long Island. I now reside in Tampa Bay. I blog about running, health, fitness and my life. Follow my journey as I run, love and live my life to the fullest.

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I’m training for NY too and I’ve tried to cut out flour and sugar. Tried. It’s not working but I start trying again every morning 😉
I’ve gained weight (which sucks) but I’m also doing more strength training so I’m hoping its muscle weight. But based on my eating habits it probably isn’t 🙁

What does pumpkin beer taste like? We don’t have it in the UK but sounds very interesting.

Hmmm. the marathon training food issue – the dilemmas. This is part of the reason I started blogging. As I’m trying to get back into running on top of long days and long commutes, I’m working on a bit of cooking in bulk. I take a few hours on a Sunday and try and do food prep for most of the week – barley or courgette salads, dhal or chilli for dinner. I don’t always succeed – still working on getting into the routine – and still have the ‘sometimes’ foods, sometimes. Happy training!

That’s a formidable task you got there and its really inspiring to see others trying to make a change in their lives. I too tried different diets to fit my marathon races but to no luck I failed, I tried cutting sugar and substitute it with honey but when my honey runs empty I gone back in taking sugar. That was really hard, keep It up and I hope you inspire more people just like me.

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My name is Toni and I am a mother, wife, runner, blogger and RN originally from Long Island. I now reside in Tampa Bay. I blog about running, health, fitness and my life.

This year I am taking my training to a new level as I train to run a 1:45 half marathon in 2018 in Naples. Follow me as I run, love and live my life to the fullest! Run Often, Love Completely, Live Fully